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"As professional athletes, let's be honest, we've always been told how good we are. Everyone's kissed our ass since we've been in high school. But it's to the point now that this is a grown man's game and you've got to be able to take constructive criticism on the fly. And if you really want to win, and you really want to fight through adversity, and overcome it, you've got to be able to be told the things that you did good, and the things you did bad, and accept it."

-- Caron Butler, on the grueling training camp and Stan Van Gundy's assertive coaching style. Butler played for Van Gundy early in his career, with the Miami Heat.

http://www.mlive.com/pistons/index.ssf/ ... cart_river

This confirms much of what I thought. I've very pleased with the SVG hire to change the culture of this team and I respect the mild overpay on C. Butler to have his voice as a leader in the lockerroom.